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RCMP release sketch of sexual assault suspect reported in Maple Ridge last year

A forensic sketch of the suspect in an alleged sexual assault against a teenage girl on a bus in January 2018. Ridge Meadows RCMP

Ridge Meadows RCMP are hoping a forensic sketch will help them find the suspect of a sexual assault that allegedly happened early last year.

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Police say the incident was reported to them this past January, and involved a teenage girl.

According to RCMP, the girl alleged she was riding the bus from Port Coquitlam to Maple Ridge when she was sexually assaulted by a man.

A forensic sketch artist was brought in by police “after exhausting all other investigative avenues,” RCMP said in a statement Thursday.

A forensic sketch of the suspect in an alleged sexual assault against a teenage girl on a bus in January 2018. Ridge Meadows RCMP

The suspect is described as an African American male who’s young in age and tall in height.

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Anyone who recognizes the suspect based on the sketch, or has information about the crime itself, is asked to contact Ridge Meadows RCMP or Crime Stoppers.

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